Whoopi Goldberg fights back tears as she defends student protesters

host appeared to fight back tears as she defended students protesting at colleges across the country and claimed it was 'one of the great rights as an American to stand up and say something's wrong.'

There have been more than 700 arrests by police breaking up the protests, which last week to at least 76 universities and rising, with on Monday

Since I haven't said anything, I'm sorry, I do have to do this.